überqueren

[ˌyːbɐˈkveːʁən]

/[ˌyːbɐˈkveːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“überqueren” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,431. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,431
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf die andere Seite (von etwas) gelangen

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberqueren · überqueren · German

überqueren · rank #12,431 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,431
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH überliefert

Nearest frequency peer: überliefert (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „überqueren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „überqueren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

überqueren vs überquert
80% similar
überqueren vs überquerte
80% similar
überqueren vs überquerten
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for überqueren
PropertyValue
Headwordüberqueren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌyːbɐˈkveːʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#12,431
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „überqueren“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.überquerenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „überliefert“ (#12,430), „Übergewicht“ (#12,429), „abgeht“ (#12,433). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „überqueren“ bei #12,431. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around überqueren (IPA [ˌyːbɐˈkveːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,431 among 443 “Ü” headwords. Dominant gloss: "auf die andere Seite (von etwas) gelangen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for überqueren, with forms such as "büerqueren", "übberqueren", and "übeqrueren". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "überquert", "überquerte", "überquerten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is überqueren, spelled Ü-B-E-R-Q-U-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf die andere Seite (von etwas) gelangen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how überqueren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Sechs deutsche Segelflieger, unter ihnen Hanna Reitsch, überqueren von Salzburg aus die Alpen und landen bei Udine.“
  2. Peter half der alten Damen, die Straße zu überqueren.

This word in other languages

cross(English)atravesar(Español)croiser(Français)atravessar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • büerqueren
  • übberqueren
  • übeqrueren
  • überqeuren
  • überqqueren
  • überqueern
  • überquerenn
  • überquerne
  • überquerren
  • überqureen
  • überrqueren
  • überuqeren
  • übrequeren
  • üebrqueren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of überqueren - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

büerqueren2übberqueren1übeqrueren2überqeuren2überqqueren1überqueern2überquerenn1überquerne2
Edit distance from "überqueren"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "überqueren"?
"überqueren" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-Q-U-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌyːbɐˈkveːʁən].
What does "überqueren" mean?
As a verb, "überqueren" means: auf die andere Seite (von etwas) gelangen
What words are commonly confused with "überqueren"?
"überqueren" is commonly confused with "überquert", "überquerte", "überquerten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "überqueren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überqueren" is [ˌyːbɐˈkveːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überqueren" come from?
"überqueren" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "überqueren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

anfänglich#12,442angefahren#12,443angetreten#12,445Anstellung#12,448

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Aussterben14 variantsSteinbach14 variantsBürokratie14 variantsseltsamen14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list